Music Vocab.

the lines you write music on

lines that divide when the beat counts are all counted for

spaces between two bar lines

how many beats per measure

to indicate the composition key

shows the end of the piece

lines used to identify notes above and under the staff

symbol to make the note rise pitch by half-step

symbol to make note lower pitch a half-step

indicating note to go back to regular pitch after sharp or flat

interference of sound and underlying pulse

the simultaneous sound of three or more tones

quickly increase volume

quickly lower volume

quick happy rapid, allegre

grave - largo - adagio - andante - presto

the art of distinct pronouncing

stress of one note over the others, usually firts note

• heavily accented
• marcado con accentos

• separate
• stuck up

• smooth, no pause between notes
• smooth like cat, never stop moving cat

• brisk tempo, quick
• viva rapido

• hold note
• firme como roca

line indicating legato (played with no pause)

symbol meaning two notes should be played as one unbroken note

without accompany

• normal rhythm, accent, meter
• compactly normal

notes spelled different but sound alike

space between two notes

symbol placed to raise, lower, or return note to normal pitch

• overall structure or plan
• the layout divided into sections

• playing a musical sentence that lasts one breath
• separates melody into small units

arrangement of different layers of sound in the music

• realization of perfect pitch 
• may be flat, sharp or both, successively or simultaneously

having 2,3,or 4 in the upper number of a time signature

suddenly soft

emphasis on a note

instrument that use a body of air to create a vibration

instrument that creates sound with vibration of a stretched membrane

instrument that creates sound with vibration of without the need of a stretched membrane

instrument that creates sound with vibration stretched string